What is this ?!?!

[demartini]

 

[rebelprettyboy]

How does it feel?

 

[demartini]

It's soft and slimy and sways to the flow of the water.... it feels like a mushroom when you touch it.

 

[renogaw]

i'd say hair algae
if you're talking the sponge, i'd think its a sponge.

 

[kevin34]

I had some stuff that looked just like that except purple growing on one of my rocks. I think its a type of algae.

 

[perfectdark]

I posted in your thread lauren... I believe it too is a nuissance algae google ...Gracilaria sp. IMO its a type of that kind of algae.

 

[usirchchris]

The only thing I can remotely identify is the shell of what I am guessing is a snail. You got some orange, green, purple, bubbly, and all sorts of other stuff that is foreign to me...which unidentified object are we spying on...

....

 

[demartini]

lol sorry, it's the orange cabbage looking thing in the middle

 

[usirchchris]

Originally Posted by DeMartini
http:///forum/post/2829000
lol sorry, it's the orange cabbage looking thing in the middle
Ahh yes, well, "orange cabbage lookin' thingy" (you forgot the "Y") is the scientific name, but is less formally known as "orange funk".
For all intents and purposes it is a formidable crowd pleaser that will give you many years of joy. If you don't like it...you are encouraged to mail it to me in a (incoming trade jargon) "ziplock baggy".
Way out of my league...

 

[demartini]

haha it's one hot ultra rare orange cabbage lookin' thingy. You too can amaze your friends with this amazingly beautiful thingy for 3 low payments of $499.99

I'll even throw in the "ziplock baggy"

 

[oceanlover]

My guess is the orange thing is a sponge. I think its rather pretty.

 

[usirchchris]

Originally Posted by DeMartini
http:///forum/post/2829052
haha it's one hot ultra rare orange cabbage lookin' thingy. You too can amaze your friends with this amazingly beautiful thingy for 3 low payments of $499.99

I'll even throw in the "ziplock baggy"
SOOOWEEEE--sold to the middleaged, overweight, bald guy in glasses who doesn't have a clue.

....free "baggy".....SUCKKER!!

 

[usirchchris]

You know what's really funny is the one thing that I thought I had a positive ID on...the snail...well after very careful examination I realize that this indeed is a hermit...getting late, that really made me laugh.

 

[paintballer768]

That orange is odd. Maybe a turnicate or odd type of sponge. You have not added LR in a long time, right?

 

[demartini]

Originally Posted by usirchchris
http:///forum/post/2829298
SOOOWEEEE--sold to the middleaged, overweight, bald guy in glasses who doesn't have a clue.

....free "baggy".....SUCKKER!!

you make me laugh!
Originally Posted by paintballer768
http:///forum/post/2829334
That orange is odd. Maybe a turnicate or odd type of sponge. You have not added LR in a long time, right?
It has been about 2 years since I've added any live rock.

 

[funkysean5]

Not sure what it is, but its cool!

 

[mscarpena]

I had some of it and it is algae. I am not sure of what tyoe though, but I too belive it is Glaracia. It will grow pretty quickly, but if you have a tang it should eat it. If not It looks nice anyways. Mine was a beautiful shade of red.

 

[reefreak29]

looks like algae to me my guess would be some type of scroll algae

 

[cranberry]

I agree it looks like an algae.

 

[reefreak29]

Originally Posted by reefreak29
http:///forum/post/2831095
looks like algae to me my guess would be some type of scroll algae
or Rhodophyte. likely a Fauchea species